Λῃστάδαι
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
Related to λῃστής (lēistḗs, “pirate”), because this city was a hideout of pirates.
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /lɛːi̯s.tá.dai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /le̝sˈta.dɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /lisˈta.ðɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /lisˈta.ðe/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /lisˈta.ðe/
Proper noun edit
Λῃστᾰ́δαι • (Lēistádai) f pl (genitive Λῃστᾰδῶν); first declension
Inflection edit
Case / # | Plural | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | αἱ Λῃστᾰ́δαι hai Lēistádai | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῶν Λῃστᾰδῶν tôn Lēistadôn | ||||||||||||
Dative | ταῖς Λῃστᾰ́δαις taîs Lēistádais | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τᾱ̀ς Λῃστᾰ́δᾱς tā̀s Lēistádās | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Λῃστᾰ́δαι Lēistádai | ||||||||||||
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Descendants edit
- → Latin: Lēstadae
Further reading edit
- Λῃστάδαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette